Sub-Saharan Africa Cities by Population 2025

5 Most Populated Sub-Saharan Africa Cities

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Kinshasa

17,778,500

Nigeria Flag

Lagos

17,156,400

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Luanda

10,027,900

Tanzania Flag

Dar es Salaam

8,561,520

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Johannesburg

6,444,580
City
Country
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KinshasaDR Congo17,778,500
LagosNigeria17,156,400
LuandaAngola10,027,900
Dar es SalaamTanzania8,561,520
JohannesburgSouth Africa6,444,580
AbidjanIvory Coast6,056,880
Addis AbabaEthiopia5,956,680
NairobiKenya5,766,990
Cape TownSouth Africa5,063,580
YaoundeCameroon4,854,260
KanoNigeria4,645,320
DoualaCameroon4,346,420
KampalaUganda4,265,160
AntananarivoMadagascar4,228,980
AbujaNigeria4,209,940
IbadanNigeria4,144,130
KumasiGhana4,036,230
Port HarcourtNigeria3,793,780
DakarSenegal3,658,640
OuagadougouBurkina Faso3,520,820
LusakaZambia3,470,870
DurbanSouth Africa3,301,090
BamakoMali3,180,340
Mbuji-MayiDR Congo3,158,340
LubumbashiDR Congo3,061,340
PretoriaSouth Africa2,955,410
MogadishuSomalia2,846,420
BrazzavilleRepublic of the Congo2,813,480
AccraGhana2,788,380
ConakryGuinea2,251,590
LomeTogo2,108,740
Benin CityNigeria2,044,650
MatolaMozambique1,984,660
CamayenneGuinea1,871,242
KanangaDR Congo1,815,750
MonroviaLiberia1,794,650
OnitshaNigeria1,767,110
SowetoSouth Africa1,695,047
HarareZimbabwe1,633,020
NouakchottMauritania1,612,940
NiameyNiger1,561,490
MombasaKenya1,553,460
KisanganiDR Congo1,546,690
UyoNigeria1,457,020
MwanzaTanzania1,447,340
Pointe-NoireRepublic of the Congo1,423,630
LilongweMalawi1,393,010
FreetownSierra Leone1,387,360
FreetownSierra Leone1,387,360
Abomey-CalaviBenin1,375,220
BukavuDR Congo1,369,430
NnewiNigeria1,361,840
BujumburaBurundi1,350,150
Port ElizabethSouth Africa1,330,500
KigaliRwanda1,329,830
AbaNigeria1,274,780
KadunaNigeria1,259,940
Bobo-DioulassoBurkina Faso1,243,530
MaputoMozambique1,230,070
HargeysaSomalia1,227,620
TshikapaDR Congo1,185,920
AsmaraEritrea1,152,180
IlorinNigeria1,099,960
WarriNigeria1,076,120
OwerriNigeria1,063,680
NampulaMozambique1,057,290
LubangoAngola1,047,810
JosNigeria1,035,090
BanguiCentral African Republic1,016,150
CabindaAngola990,695
UmuahiaNigeria990,439
LokojaNigeria931,092
EnuguNigeria906,658
BuniaDR Congo900,351
AboboIvory Coast900,000
LibrevilleGabon899,225
MaiduguriNigeria898,535
BenguelaAngola878,004
PikineSenegal874,062
ZanzibarTanzania873,982
MalanjeAngola861,380
KitweZambia823,625
GomaDR Congo819,854
VereenigingSouth Africa812,913
ZariaNigeria809,652
AkureNigeria803,062
TamaleGhana784,420
HuamboAngola777,336
SokotoNigeria761,331
UviraDR Congo760,857
CotonouBenin757,989
BauchiNigeria723,806
AbakalikiNigeria723,065
N'DjamenaChad721,081
CalabarNigeria712,904
MbeyaTanzania712,316
BissauGuinea-Bissau709,092
CuitoAngola704,349
UigeAngola686,667
LikasiDR Congo675,991
BulawayoZimbabwe668,949
BeiraMozambique666,616
KabindaDR Congo640,090
BamendaCameroon636,145
BouakeIvory Coast635,556
ZinderNiger631,672
MboudaCameroon628,742
NdolaZambia628,595
LoumCameroon623,336
BerberaSomalia620,461
GombeNigeria619,995
BloemfonteinSouth Africa618,817
DjiboutiDjibouti616,332
KikwitDR Congo615,192
RustenburgSouth Africa607,955
AbeokutaNigeria607,580
BenoniSouth Africa605,344
BlantyreMalawi584,877
Ado-EkitiNigeria577,950
ArushaTanzania575,991
PotiskumNigeria565,496
KatsinaNigeria564,796
PietermaritzburgSouth Africa560,879
KolweziDR Congo555,059
ToamasinaMadagascar554,082
OkeneNigeria546,482
QuelimaneMozambique536,362
Ebute IkoroduNigeria535,619
MbandakaDR Congo534,978
MinnaNigeria532,497
ChimoioMozambique529,423
ToubaSenegal529,176
WitbankSouth Africa523,611
BataEquatorial Guinea512,750
TembisaSouth Africa511,655
WindhoekNamibia511,369
BanjulGambia510,303
OndoNigeria509,723
Dire DawaEthiopia507,101
PolokwaneSouth Africa506,990
OyoNigeria505,697
LobitoAngola505,576
JubaSouth Sudan500,088
MorogoroTanzania497,917
BafoussamCameroon495,735
MakurdiNigeria489,839
TeteMozambique489,549
SikassoMali487,989
MasinaDR Congo485,167
EldoretKenya483,941
East LondonSouth Africa478,676
SakiNigeria471,650
SongeaTanzania469,972
Ikot EkpeneNigeria467,604
NazretEthiopia467,602
MatadiDR Congo465,791
NakuruKenya453,330
GondarEthiopia450,244
AntsirabeMadagascar446,060
Birnin KebbiNigeria445,671
BoksburgSouth Africa445,168
ParakouBenin442,127
ThiesSenegal439,644
KousseriCameroon435,547
WelkomSouth Africa431,944
KisumuKenya422,148
ChitungwizaZimbabwe419,611
DjougouBenin410,272
Ijebu-OdeNigeria408,731
NewcastleSouth Africa404,838
LafiaNigeria402,860
GarouaCameroon390,652
N'dalatandoAngola383,100
KrugersdorpSouth Africa378,821
DiepslootSouth Africa350,000
SerekundaGambia340,000
RandburgSouth Africa337,053
MarouaCameroon319,941
IkejaNigeria313,196
BotshabeloSouth Africa309,714
BrakpanSouth Africa305,692
WinejokSouth Sudan300,000
Efon-AlaayeNigeria279,319
IlesaNigeria277,904
OwoNigeria276,574
MokoloCameroon275,239
Richards BaySouth Africa252,968
Thies NonesSenegal252,320
IwoNigeria250,443
JimetaNigeria248,148
VanderbijlparkSouth Africa246,754
KismayoSomalia234,852
Porto-NovoBenin234,168
CenturionSouth Africa233,386
TakoradiGhana232,919
BeniDR Congo232,000
NgaoundereCameroon231,357
MarkaSomalia230,100
AtaniNigeria230,000
UitenhageSouth Africa228,912
GusauNigeria226,857
MubiNigeria225,705
RoodepoortSouth Africa225,000
TangaTanzania224,876
NacalaMozambique224,795
IkireNigeria222,160
BertouaCameroon218,111
DaloaIvory Coast215,652
Mek'eleEthiopia215,546
ShagamuNigeria214,558
GaboroneBotswana208,411
EdeaCameroon203,149
AtsiamanGhana202,932
UgepNigeria200,276
ThikaKenya200,000
San-PedroIvory Coast196,751
YamoussoukroIvory Coast194,530
Ise-EkitiNigeria190,063
PaarlSouth Africa190,000
Mwene-DituDR Congo189,177
KabweZambia188,979
SpringsSouth Africa186,394
JamaameSomalia185,270
MutareZimbabwe184,205
CarletonvilleSouth Africa182,304
DodomaTanzania180,541
Ila OrangunNigeria179,192
KlerksdorpSouth Africa178,921
Saint-LouisSenegal176,000
MzuzuMalawi175,345
BoSierra Leone174,354
MidrandSouth Africa173,009
KaolackSenegal172,305
BidaNigeria171,656
Bahir DarEthiopia168,899
AwkaNigeria167,738
Ijero-EkitiNigeria167,632
KorhogoIvory Coast167,359
FianarantsoaMadagascar167,227
KigomaTanzania164,268
InisaNigeria164,161
MaradiNiger163,487
BomaDR Congo162,521
SulejaNigeria162,135
SapeleNigeria161,686
MalakalSouth Sudan160,765
ZiguinchorSenegal159,778
MoshiTanzania156,959
WestonariaSouth Africa156,831
OsogboNigeria156,694
MalaboEquatorial Guinea155,963
TemaGhana155,782
KisiNigeria155,510
Port LouisMauritius155,226
MiddelburgSouth Africa154,706
MahajangaMadagascar154,657
ButemboDR Congo154,621
GandajikaDR Congo154,425
VryheidSouth Africa150,012
ChingolaZambia148,564
KalemieDR Congo146,974
GuluUganda146,858
GweruZimbabwe146,073
OrkneySouth Africa145,801
TaboraTanzania145,292
KumbaCameroon144,413
Teshi Old TownGhana144,013
KenemaSierra Leone143,137
Cape CoastGhana143,015
KimberleySouth Africa142,089
eMbalenhleSouth Africa141,741
NigelSouth Africa140,644
MpumalangaSouth Africa140,121
GbonganNigeria139,485
ManIvory Coast139,341
Sekondi-TakoradiGhana138,872
EjigboNigeria138,357
ObuaseGhana137,856
BhishoSouth Africa137,287
Saint-DenisReunion137,195
FuntuaNigeria136,811
IgbohoNigeria136,764
DeseEthiopia136,056
KinduDR Congo135,698
BugumaNigeria135,404
MoundouChad135,167
IkirunNigeria134,240
RandfonteinSouth Africa133,654
OkrikaNigeria133,271
HawassaEthiopia133,097
NzerekoreGuinea132,728
BaidoaSomalia129,839
BimboCentral African Republic129,655
JimmaEthiopia128,306
DivoIvory Coast127,867
WorcesterSouth Africa127,597
WauSouth Sudan127,384
Xai-XaiMozambique127,366
AmaigboNigeria127,300
IsiroDR Congo127,076
GashuaNigeria125,817
BohiconBenin125,092
AgadezNiger124,324
PotchefstroomSouth Africa123,669
EpworthZimbabwe123,250
GagnoaIvory Coast123,184
VirginiaSouth Africa122,502
BritsSouth Africa122,497
AlbertonSouth Africa121,536
MusomaTanzania121,119
MufuliraZambia120,500
MaxixeMozambique119,868
ModakekeNigeria119,529
LiraUganda119,323
MandimbaMozambique118,922
MaseruLesotho118,355
MalindiKenya118,265
BandunduDR Congo118,211
BamaNigeria118,121
IlobuNigeria118,089
SokodeTogo117,811
JalingoNigeria117,757
GemenaDR Congo117,639
NkongsambaCameroon117,063
KindiaGuinea117,062
OkigweNigeria115,499
ToliaraMadagascar115,319
KankanGuinea114,009
OffaNigeria113,830
LuanshyaZambia113,365
PraiaCape Verde113,364
Esuk OronNigeria112,033
IringaTanzania111,820
Beau Bassin-Rose HillMauritius111,355
NsukkaNigeria111,017
NguruNigeria111,014
HadejiaNigeria110,753
ManziniEswatini110,537
NelspruitSouth Africa110,159
VacoasMauritius110,000
Ressano GarciaMozambique110,000
LichingaMozambique109,839
KandiBenin109,701
PhalaborwaSouth Africa109,468
Ijebu-IgboNigeria109,261
LivingstoneZambia109,203
Port-GentilGabon109,163
PembaMozambique108,737
UromiNigeria108,608
KatumbaTanzania108,558
MoptiMali108,456
ShinyangaTanzania107,362
IleboDR Congo107,093
PindigaNigeria106,322
AzareNigeria105,687
QueenstownSouth Africa105,309
BishoftuEthiopia104,215
KaraTogo104,207
AbengourouIvory Coast104,020
KroonstadSouth Africa103,992
DolisieRepublic of the Congo103,894
NkporNigeria103,733
Ikere-EkitiNigeria103,054
LafiagiNigeria102,779
SarhChad102,528
BethalSouth Africa101,919
Medina EstatesGhana101,207
MokopaneSouth Africa101,090
AnyamaIvory Coast100,653
TieboSenegal100,289
KoutialaMali99,353
Saint-PaulReunion99,307
BuraoSomalia99,270
KwekweZimbabwe99,149
KontagoraNigeria98,754
MbararaUganda97,500
MabopaneSouth Africa97,417
KujeNigeria97,367
MtwaraTanzania96,602
KoforiduaGhana96,266
DschangCameroon96,112
YolaNigeria96,006
JapekromGhana96,000
BumbaDR Congo95,520
UshiromboTanzania95,052
KutloanongSouth Africa95,008
BiuNigeria95,005
OluponaNigeria95,002
StellenboschSouth Africa94,263
KombolchaEthiopia93,605
LereNigeria93,290
StilfonteinSouth Africa93,110
JinjaUganda93,061
WukariNigeria92,933
Igbo-OraNigeria92,719
FoumbanCameroon92,673
SegouMali92,552
DelmasSouth Africa92,046
KilosaTanzania91,889
GrahamstownSouth Africa91,548
KasamaZambia91,056
Emure-EkitiNigeria90,645
HararEthiopia90,218
WarmbathsSouth Africa90,210
IsiekeNigeria89,990
FrancistownBotswana89,979
ButareRwanda89,600
SumbawangaTanzania89,161
AlaghsasNiger88,561
IfoNigeria88,272
KoiduSierra Leone88,000
EbolowaCameroon87,875
MakeniSierra Leone87,679
GitaramaRwanda87,613
KoudougouBurkina Faso87,347
Igede-EkitiNigeria87,282
GaoMali87,000
LokossaBenin86,971
EffiumNigeria86,945
Louis TrichardtSouth Africa86,854
MusanzeRwanda86,685
IdanreNigeria86,468
Mbanza-NgunguDR Congo86,356
SodoEthiopia86,050
ChipataZambia85,963
KeffiNigeria85,911
ShashemeneEthiopia85,871
MakokoNigeria85,840
EpeNigeria84,711
GamboruNigeria84,672
GuiderCameroon84,647
DundeeSouth Africa84,413
OgaminanaNigeria84,373
Piet RetiefSouth Africa84,349
PhuthaditjhabaSouth Africa84,258
CurepipeMauritius84,200
FoumbotCameroon84,065
BethlehemSouth Africa83,654
GisenyiRwanda83,623
OuidahBenin83,503
IhialaNigeria83,265
AntsirananaMadagascar82,937
BagamoyoTanzania82,426
AbomeyBenin82,154
IpotiNigeria82,113
AgbovilleIvory Coast81,770
LaluponNigeria81,130
Quatre BornesMauritius80,961
ZombaMalawi80,932
NatitingouBenin80,892
BafangCameroon80,688
AtakpameTogo80,683
TahouaNiger80,425
YagouaCameroon80,235
MbalmayoCameroon80,206
NamibeAngola80,149
MeigangaCameroon80,100
UghelliNigeria79,986
BendeNigeria79,618
Oke MesiNigeria79,563
KafanchanNigeria79,522
KadomaZimbabwe79,174
BwizibweraUganda79,157
GueckedouGuinea79,140
IkomNigeria79,103
AguluNigeria79,021
TambacoundaSenegal78,800
MthathaSouth Africa78,663
DondoMozambique78,648
KayesMali78,406
DauraNigeria78,277
WaGhana78,107
BrikamaGambia77,700
NumanNigeria77,617
CoyahGuinea77,103
SasolburgSouth Africa77,016
KagoroNigeria77,008
MmabathoSouth Africa76,754
Saint-PierreReunion76,655
MbaleUganda76,493
MasvingoZimbabwe76,290
MbabaneEswatini76,218
SaveBenin75,970
Hosa'inaEthiopia75,963
OdeNigeria75,463
Igbo-UkwuNigeria75,224
KitaleKenya75,123
KpalimeTogo75,084
KerenEritrea74,800
Antonio EnesMozambique74,624
Aramoko-EkitiNigeria74,491
BosasoSomalia74,287
AbecheChad74,188
Igbara-OdoNigeria74,121
MbakeSenegal74,100
StandertonSouth Africa74,021
InhambaneMozambique73,884
OzubuluNigeria73,812
Grand-BassamIvory Coast73,772
AkuNigeria73,742

Sub-Saharan Africa Cities Overview

Lagos stands as the region’s largest metropolis with 9M residents, followed by Kinshasa with 7.8M inhabitants. These two megacities significantly outsize other urban centers in the region.

Nigeria dominates the urban landscape with multiple major cities, including Kano (3.6M), Ibadan (3.6M), and several other cities above 1 million residents such as Kaduna (1.6M) and Port Harcourt (1.1M).

South Africa features a significant urban network, led by Cape Town (3.4M), Durban (3.1M), and Johannesburg (2M). Major regional capitals include Addis Ababa (2.8M), Nairobi (2.8M), and Dar es Salaam (2.7M).